TUS Programme

Has anyone had a probation document to fill out for the Tús scheme?

Just wondering about anyone who has issues with the (enforced nature) of the scheme - did you voice these concerns on the probation document or just stick to general comments about the work you've been doing?

There is also a space on the form for supervisor comments - I don't think mine will have much good to say about me!

I have just read about the appalling way in which headlights is currently being treated on a CE Scheme - see: http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=181845

It is quite possible that there is a person in FAS who's job it is, is to monitor what is being said about the organisation, good and bad. I know this because when I was a media monitor, working for a media monitoring company, we frequently monitored on behalf of such organisations, and reported daily, weekly or monthly, depending on the amount of media coverage that they were receiving.

Why are FAS tolerating such appalling bad press???

anyone know how long it takes them to sort tax on tus scheme being on emergency tax now for 2 months, rang the tax office 3 times no change,
they keep telling me to get on to the TUS crew, tus crew just say ring the tax office again

toadettee wrote: »

So I heard back yesterday, they rang asking if I wanted to work in a charity shop. Ah no thanks. Then got another phonecall, sales and admin for a company, I am a web designer but have agreed to go for the interview, oh and back to education is deemed a payment that can make you eligible for it, apparently,even though I was working part time and paying stamps until March this year. Whole scheme makes no sense really. If I was working every weekend how is this deemed unemployed ??

they want you off the numbers, no other reason,

dubscribe wrote: »

At this stage what I would recommend is that you get your employers RSI number, go into the tax office yourself and give them your employers RSI No. They will also want your RSI number and you also need to bring with a letter from your TUS supervisior that you are now employed by "such & such a group/organisation / whatever" as a TUS worker.

The tax office will then send a new tax cert to your new TUS employer and a copy to you. Your new tax code will then be applied to your wages, y
our emergency tax will be repaid to you by your TUS employer and everything should be sorted.

Good luck.

that what they have being doing I current have 3 copies of the tax cert and they sent TUS 3 copies,

jos22 wrote: »

they want you off the numbers, no other reason,

Gas out when it suits them.

tusnumber000 wrote: »

Feels like someone with a death camp badge and a large alsatian has entered my life !

Exactly!

Has anyone else actually had a Tus probation document to fill out - or is it just me? Is this something everyone gets or am I a special case?!

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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I feel like I'm back at school in the naughty corner!

Just found this , may be of interest and comment

Tús – Community Work Placement Guidance Notes
1 Selection of Organisation providing work placements
1.1 The selection of placement providers and the work to be undertaken shall be conducted in a fair, equitable, transparent and impartial manner.
1.2 The Implementing Bodies shall advertise and promote Tús widely in its area of operation. Such advertisement or promotion need not be confined to the print media and can take form of direct approach, canvassing, information events and other promotional activities.
1.3 Given the nature of Tús it may not be possible to satisfy all applications from placement providers.
1.4 The application process should enable reasonable detailed work profiles and outputs to be determined, including timetables for completion of various tasks being put forward under the application, the risks and costs associated with delivery. The application process shall include question that establish the:
1.4.1 Eligibility and capacity of the organisation for support and the work to undertaken
1.4.2 Profile of the work to be undertaken, availability and duration of the work placement
1.4.3 Reasonableness of any costs involved for the placement provider or the Implementing Body, if relevant
1.4.4 Displacement or deadweight; and
1.4.5 Other matters that the implementing Body may consider relevant.

1.5 It is a matter for the Board of the Implementation Body to select the placement providers and to put in place suitable arrangements for the identification, application, selection and approval of work placements should be agreed by the Board
1.6 The selection and assessment process shall ensure that all applications from placement providers are evaluated against agreed criteria. These processes will consider matters of work quality, local management capacity, suitability, that a participant will not fill a vacancy for a permanent job, displacement, deadweight and value for money. Additional criteria may apply.
1.7 Work placements are required to be of sufficient quality in terms of working environment and conditions, tasks to be undertaken, capacity of the organisation proposing the work placement to guide the task, the contribution of the work to the wellbeing of the community; and the extent to which the work placement will support the objectives of the organisation proposing the work placement and the promotion of voluntary effort.
1.8 In selecting work placements, the Implementing Body will ensure that such work will not displace existing commercial and/or public activity or duplicate service provision by another agency or body. The Implementing Body must determine the degree to which the work placement would have been carried without assistance. The evaluation committee will make sufficient enquiries and assess:
1.8.1 Deadweight – this is an assessment of the output which would have occurred regardless of the work placement and the work undertaken;
1.8.2 Displacement – this will examine the degree to which the work placement outputs have occurred at the expense of other outputs (i.e. do the outputs results in a reduction of outputs within the area?)
1.8.3 Substitution – the likelihood that an organisation substitutes one activity for one that can be undertaken with the support of Tús (such as offering a work placement while another employee loses a job) to take advantage of the assistance offered by Tús.
1.9 It is unlawful to discriminate against persons on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, religion, age, disability, race, colour, language, nationality and national or ethnic orientation, including membership of the travelling community. The legislation makes discrimination unlawful not only in the workplace but also in the provision of goods, facilities and services, including recreational facilities and services.
1.10 The Implementing Body is required to reflect equality of opportunity in assessing applications by placement providers and is directed not to place persons in work placements where a policy of discrimination by the placement provider operates, or is likely to operate in the future. This applies even if there is no complaint of discrimination.


2 Eligible Organisation
2.1 Implementing Bodies will play the lead-roll in identifying Community and Voluntary Organisations and work opportunities. Those organisations eligible to participate shall be
2.1.1 Community, voluntary and not-for-profit in natire; and
2.1.2 Have a recognised informal or formal/legal structure (parish/community committee, a company limited by guarantee, not-for-profit co-operative or friendly society where profits or surpluses are not distributed to members, registered charities, trade, sporting, cultural or other associations); and
2.1.3 Demonstrate a track record of working with or providing services to and within their communities; and
2.1.4 Demonstrate a capability of managing the candidate in the placement with the supervisory support of the Implementing Body.
2.2 Individuals, private or public bodies, schools, colleges and commercial entities (for profit bodies or organisations) are not eligible to participate.


3 Eligible Work
3.1 Selected work opportunities must fall within the following broad categories of work;
3.1.1 Energy conservation work in homes and community buildings.
3.1.2 Social care of persons of all age groups and persons with a disability or limited mobility.
3.1.3 Caretaking, securing, supervising of community buildings and spaces
3.1.4 Renovation of community and sporting facilities, including the regeneration and enhancement of community, recreation and sporting spaces
3.1.5 Work in support of the promotion of the Irish language, other cultural and heritage activities
3.1.6 Community administration, research, and community event management
3.1.7 Coaching for sporting activity (where operated by designated sport organisations)
3.1.8 Repair of equipment for the developing world – farm tools, bicycles, computers, sewing machines, health equipment.

Hi my query doing secretary work for local soccer club so there out doing fundraising had to send out texts for volunteers 2 out of 30 replied back couldn't do it. now I have a message on my desk asking will I be able to do it for 1 or 2 hours also have a phone that they gave me that they want me to top up and then get in contact with someone for the money? so do I have to go out and stand with a bucket? never told I would have to do it and theirs a head coach he`s been paid I would imagine so not exactly community work if some of the money would be paying him

Not sure really no one has said anything 1-2 hours, if there own members haven't any interested don`t see why I should be out there, its phone for the club texting club business. have my own phone don't be asking them for credit when I need it and don't wanna be chasing for money im owed. also if im out doing fundraising I would like to know where it is actually going after all what have we learned last few weeks. all money goes into club is that money going to be paying for Christmas meals like the one they went to last week got invite but didn't attend.